Category: Americana - The Land

Softcover. New Mexico State Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, 1971. In very good condition. Dona Ana County, New Mexico. By William R. Seager, John W. Hawley, and Russell E. Clemons. Map included. View more info

Oversized hardcover. Bonanza, 1962, second printing. In very good condition, one very small spot of moisture damage to the last few pages of the book (almost invisible). DJ is very good, the clear coating on the jackt has wrinkled up in spots, but the DJ itself is not wrinkled, in mylar. These were the days when the Utes tried to stop the prospectors and the preachers tried to stop sin. View more info

Hardcover. Thomas Crowell, 1968, first edition. In very good condtion, minor bumping to spine ends and corners. DJ is fair, has quite a bit of edgewear and rubbing. Beautiful illustrations. The story of the American mining frontier can be traced in the ghost towns - from the camps of California's forty-niners to the twentieth century ruins in the Nevada desert. The ghost towns remain and their battered ruins testify that the legends are true, that behind the tall tales l... View more info

Oversized hardcover. Gallery Books, 1985, second printing. In near fine condition, minor board edgewear, with a very good DJ, has closed tear at top of spine, now in mylar cover. More than 50 classic ghost towns of the Old West in vivid color, the story of the prospectors, the gunmen and the gamblers who shared their glory years. View more info

Oversized hardcover. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949, first edition ("A"). In near fine condition, minor board wear, pages toning, insciption on title page. DJ is good, has some chips and tears, price clipped, coverd in mylar. The complete story of the greatest treasure hunt in history. 352 first-hand pictures. A great way to look back in the past. View more info

Softcover. Owners names in pencil on title page; author's signature on dedication page. "Being a true, quite partial and somewhat humorous history of Alder Gulch, Montana, the state's richest place mining district and the Cradle of Montana History..." View more info

Hardcover, no DJ. Sage Books, 1958, first edition. In very good condition, light boardwear to edges and one small scuff mark on back board. Endpaper maps, black & white photos, bibliography, index. The history of "The Richest Square Mile on Earth". View more info

Hardcover. DJ is in mylar, missing a corner and showing wear. Corner of boards show wear. Signed and Inscribed by author on back of front end paper. Laid in letter with two reviews attached, dated 1969. A unique piece of history. View more info

Hardcover. University of California Press, 1965. Errata sheet laid in. In near fine condition, minor bumping to corners and spine ends. DJ is very good, minor chipping and creasing, minor fraying of edges, a few minor rips that have been tape-repaired by a previous owner, price has been clipped, book store decal on the inside of the back cover. The great snowy range of California has provided both challenge and fulfillment to generations of trappers, emigrants, engineers... View more info

Trade paperback. The Nugget Publishing Company, npd. In very good condition, black mark on title page. Has maps, photos, drawings. Maps show gold placers of 19 states, British Columbia, and Sonora, Mexico. View more info

Trade paperback. Misty Mountain Press, 1984, first edition. In near fine condition, minor edgewear to cover. Signed by author on title page. Errata sheet pasted at top of copyright page. Most spectacular, larest, highest, most famous. Unusual facts about Wyoming. View more info